"I'd fight to the very end for these guys," says Kyle Long. Not all Bears players pushing for change

MINNEAPOLIS — With the Bears' season ending Sunday with a 13-9 loss to the Vikings, players admitted their anxiety and curiosity is now elevating as they await to see what changes will be made.

Kyle Long, the Bears' lone Pro Bowl selection, admitted it was tough for him to consider the possibility that both coach Marc Trestman and general manager Phil Emery might not be with the team going forward.

"Whatever happens, it's really tough," Long said. "This is the group of guys who brought me in here. These are the guys who stood on the table on draft day and dealt with the criticism and the boos when I got drafted. So I'd fight to the very end for these guys."

Sixth-year veteran Ryan Mundy was also bracing for the uncertainty that faces the team after a 5-11 season.

"This league is about wins," Mundy said. "When you don't win, changes are made. Now I don't know what changes are being made — personnel wise or coaching wise. But once they're made, I'll digest it, put it in perspective, then move forward."

Long, for one, doesn't want to see Trestman go, confident that the Bears' offense isn't far off from getting back on track.

"People always talk about grass being greener on the other side," Long said. "I know what we get with Coach Trestman and I love that. He's a guy who's easy to come in and work for because he loves his guys and he genuinely cares for us. You don't want to play for a guy who treats you like robots or soldiers."

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On the flip side: Cornerback Charles Tillman chimed in after Sunday's loss on the dysfunction that contributed to the Bears' 11-loss season, acknowledging the drama that shadowed the team as it lost eight of the final 10 games.

"It was just too much," Tillman said. "We were front-page news too many times. In the past we haven't been there. That wasn't how we operated. This year there was a lot of trust broken."

Tillman also acknowledged the possibility that his 12-season run with the Bears may have ended. His contract expires in March. And while he said he could "definitely" still play in 2015, he has no idea what his fate in Chicago will be.

"If I had a coin, I would flip it in the air," Tillman said. "Heads or tails, 50-50. … If it is my last game as a Bear, Chicago has been phenomenal."

Back to the future: Sunday's loss cemented the Bears into the No. 7 overall pick in April's draft, giving them a top-10 selection for the first time since 2005 when they drafted running back Cedric Benson fourth overall.

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The Bears' opponents for the 2015 season were also finalized with their last-place finish in the NFC North. In addition to their six division games, the Bears will play home games against the Cardinals, 49ers, Broncos, Raiders and Redskins while traveling to play at St. Louis, Seattle, Kansas City, San Diego and Tampa Bay.

Extra points: The Bears' five-game losing streak to end the season marked their longest skid to end a season since they dropped their final six contests to finish 6-10 in 1989. ... Former Bear Corey Wootton registered one of the two Vikings' sacks on Jay Cutler.